Arvind Kejriwal's latest comments were an instant hit on Twitter. PHOTO: REUTERS
Kejriwal, whose pledge to fight for India's common man won over voters in New Delhi state polls, had been set to start governing the capital on Monday after being sworn in as chief minister over the weekend.
But after weeks of rallies in a gruelling election campaign that pitted him against the two main political parties, Kejriwal said he had fallen ill with diarrhea and a severe fever and could not come into the office.
"Running 102 fever since yesterday. Severe loose motions. Sad that I won't be able to attend office today," the former tax official tweeted on his verified Twitter account.
"It was so important to attend office today. We had planned the water announcement. God, bahut galat time par bimaar kiya (you've had me sick at a very wrong time.)"
It was so imp to attend office today. We had planned the water announcement. God, bahut galat time par bimaar kiya.
— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) December 30, 2013
Kejriwal, whose Aam Aadmi party was born out of an anti-corruption mass movement two years ago, has pledged to give free water to households in Delhi and slash their electricity bills.
He has more than 961,000 followers on Twitter and regularly tweets to share his views.
His latest comments were an instant hit on Twitter, with plenty of offers of sympathy - but also some suggestions for a little privacy.
"When the Chief Minister gives you minute by minute update on his bowel movements...Hail democracy," said a Congress party spokesperson Priyanka Chaturvedi.
"Will Arvind Kejriwal pass the motion? That is the question we are asking tonight," said television editor Ritupana Chatterjee.
"Wow you’re such a wonderful Aam Aadmi CM. talking publicly about loose motions. History is made!" said social worker Suryanarayan Ganesh.
Kejriwal's party also asked wellwishers and supporters in a tweet to stop flocking to his home, saying he needed to rest.
Kejriwal's party agreed to lead the Delhi government with outside support from the Congress party which rules nationally but was pushed to a distant third place at the Delhi elections.
Kejriwal's stunning electoral debut at the December 4 polls jolted Congress and the main opposition party Bharatiya Janata Party just months before the general election due by May.
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I would like to see AAP try and run for elections in Pakistan, their leaders will be ganged up and beaten by status quo parties like PPP, MQM and PML-N, this will happen before elections. Come elections, they will get a resounding defeat because status quo parties will flex their monetary muscle and ensure plenty of fake votes are caste by their supporters and political agents at each polling station will make sure no one dares vote for the new comer. If our May '13 elections are anything to go by, the election process will be farcical, complete with multiple votes, unverifiable votes and fake votes. . India's bio-metric voting system nullifies all of the above problems, exactly the reason present government may never allow it to take shape in Pakistan. . If we as a nation do not put the May'13 elections under the microscope, we will lose a golden opportunity to further mature democracy in Pakistan. I find it extremely cynical that so called 'supporters' of democracy sitting in their air conditioned offices and sipping lattes have the guts to lecture people like IK to forget/accept the May'13 elections. If we ignore elections irregularities, the whole election process falls on its face, so why no criticise, debate and improve this process? Why ignore the massive irregularities? We have 5 long years before the next elections, ample time to develop, implement and improve a bio-metric voting system. The time is now. This is the first step for Pakistan towards are more mature and stable democracy.
Indians are hateful people as evidenced by anti-Pakistan comments on this story.
@Candid1: Born losers since Independence, with diwali explosions being celebrated everyday!!! Rich words coming from a person who lives in the source of all sewage in Asia. Please get yourself a polio vaccine. I know it's endemic in your sewage country....
@Candid1: Ha ha ha. Beggars since independence have the cheek to call a emerging superpower names.
@Candid1- Big words for someone who lives in the sewer that feeds off the septic tank. Just sayin.....
@Anshuman Tripathy: I do not know what your motive is in comparing Kejriwal to Bilawal Bhutto, but you are right that they represent two diametrically opposite phenomenon. An AAM Pakistani is delighted and happy at the success of Arvind Kejriwal and hoping that he and his Aam Aadmi Party will be successful in making people's life a little easier and livable. Our people, on both sides of the border, deserve better schools, hospitals, libraries, roads, and bridges. They also deserve better and more nutritious food, longer lives, and happier lives, than what we have had for quite sometime.
@Candid1: sure , sure . Only the floating faecal matter would be able to distinguish a septic tank.
Inda is engulfing into Aam Admi fever. Come 2014 and we will see the real electoral battle in India My gut feeling is that AAP will form the government.
The Aam Admi Party delivered on its promise of free 700 litres of water to every household within 48 hours of being sworn in and all you care about is his Bowel movements?
Also Kejiriwal has denied Govt accomodation, security and vip treatment and is still living in his old flat in a suburb in delhi and goes to the CM office through the Delhi Metro.Compare that with Bilawal bhutto who doesn't even live in pakistan and reprimands common pakistanis for whining about viber/whatsapp/youtube ban through his tweets, calling them burgers.
Zameen aur aasmaan ka fark isi ko kehte hain.
Why is this news in Pakistan? We don't give a damn about officials' health in that septic tank across the border!